Peet Dullaert Catwalk Fashion Show Paris Womenswear SS2014

Dutch designer Peet Dullaert presented his collection at the Dutch embassy in Paris yesterday. It was a very feminine, romantic collection with basics (pants, knitwear) in black & white, long, body-con evening gowns and airy cocktaildresses. Soft pink and lilac dominated the collection, while embroidery in silver added Best price on propecia a glamorous detail.

Christian Dior Catwalk Fashion Show Paris Womenswear SS2014

It is Raf Simons’ third season as creative director at Christian Dior. And it seems that he’s trying to twist the Dior-code a little bit to his own vision. That means: modernity. The designer Simons started with slicing the Bar jacket at the waist over vibrant silk floral shorts. Much of the show celebrated the Femme Fleur, and he kept the silhouettes lean and ladified, with cialis 5 mg subtle hints of the Fifties.
Where Simons broke away most clearly was in details of cut. He reconfigured a ballgown into a short lantern skirt, and finished a sexy striped shirtdress with a knot in back. Light, roomy sweaters offered an alternative to the more fitted lines that prevailed.
Raf Simons focused mostly on daywear, until the finale, for which the models all changed into either black tailored looks or short evening dresses. Rendered in silvery metallic floral jacquards in familiar silhouettes.

Lanvin Catwalk fashion Show Paris Womenswear SS2014

For spring Alber Elbaz offered a beautiful Lanvin-collection full of shine, gloss viagra online and glimmer but also with a dark and offensive side. It was inspired in part by a photograph of the brocade-clad women, bride included, at an orthodox Jewish wedding in Jerusalem, their grim visages suggestive of unspoken woes, “everything shining,” the designer said during a preview, “but their eyes.”

He thought, too, about the notion of the clothes as mirrors, to reflect the audience. He also thought to bring back regular clothes, sportswear and celebrate the individual.

Elbaz offered chic clothes for every woman: refined, sexy, elegant, butch, relaxed. Sportswear looks were casual, androgynous tailoring paid respect to Yves Saint Laurent, and an elastic-waist jumpsuit both celebrated and mocked its utilitarian roots.

Uniting this diversity was the endless gloss in 60 different fabrics — multiple textures of lamés, tweeds, laces, brocades and on in a beautiful spectrum from earthy golds to the most vibrant jewel tones.

Balenciaga Catwalk Fashion Show Paris Womenswear SS2014

It was Alexander Wangs second collection for Balenciaga. This time he showed sculptural suits in woven leather buy cheap cialis twine, one blue, one pink, which circular constructions were a nod to the house founder but their mood, fresh and sporty, referred to Wang. There was mores athletica: running shorts in the same leather, worn matched to either a tank or cropped T-shirt. There were hints of Fifties pool party and Sixties Space Age in shorts sets and veiled mini-dresses. Wang softened the structure a bit in pants and skirts with attached wraparound peplums.

There were intricately wrought fabrics: fishnet bonded onto leather; an abstract floral that was first printed and then painted in rubber; a reproduced old ivy print that was crushed and cut out. These were up there with the best highly developed fabrics and showed the the fruits of fusion between an inventive designer and a house with major resources.

Rochas Catwalk Fashion Show Paris Womenswear SS2014

Marco Zannini called his ss2014 collection ‘The Glass Menagerie’, after a play by Tennessee Williams. It led to brilliant fabrics, and shiny clothes. Nearly everything had a glow, a buy generic viagra reflective treatment. Organza blouses with thermo-sealed crystals, a long dress in silver lace and ruffles that looked like they were sugar-glazed. The colors varied from vivid orange to blush to citron green.
Still, the silhouettes and vibe of the collection was elegant retro, with full midlength skirts, shirtdresses and tops paired with funny slippers trimmed with ostrich feathers.

Streetwear Milan SS14

Take a sneek peek at the Milan fashion week spring summer 2014 streetwear and streetstyle. Editors, models, VIPs, buyers and other show attendees on the streets of New York.

Missoni Catwalk Fashion Show Milan Womenswear SS2014

Earth, air, fire and water were the four basic ingredients of the Missoni show on Sunday, which came together in Angela Missoni’s vivid collection. Prints of waves smashing on rocks, abstract birds, mountains and multiple variations of wavy patterns were used on what seemed to be travel inspired clothing. Like asymmetric sarong-styles, caftan-shapes and sari-silhouettes in vibrant shades of blue, turquoise, pink, orange and fuchsia, followed by a series of designs in black and white. No doubt these looks will work perfectly in any holiday destination, but for the normal everyday city life it maybe all appeared buy viagra without prescription a little too bold and experimental. Especially since subtler prints and softer shades always work so well for the brand. The final selection of monochrome looks, which had the Italian fashion house’s brand name printed all over them, might just be picked up, however. As brand names may be clearly visible again and ‘logomania’ might even become bigger next year.

Dolce & Gabbana Catwalk Fashion Show Milan Womenswear SS2014

Dolce & Gabbana still don’t get enough of Sicilian culture. For their ss2014-collection they focused at the islands interaction with Greek culture in the ancient world. they used old photographs of ruined amphitheaters as prints. Ionic columns were reproduced as heels on shoes. The gold coins that exploded into chunky corset belts looked witty, especially when those belts gripped delicate dresses petaled with Sicily’s almond blossom. That hard/soft contrast buy viagra without prescription is a Dolce & Gabbana signature, the same way that a woman in a bustier and black lace slip is anything but vulnerable.
The collection was described as “an unconscious dream”: the clothes embodied the blend of the real and the irrational that can only be found in dreams.
Sophia Loren was a reference point, as seen in the red slip-dress with black bra showing, the sheer polka-dotted blouses, pencil skirts, and coat-dresses. What brought everything together was the wonderful workmanship and fabric research.

Marni Catwalk Fashion Show Milan Womenswear SS2014

The Marni-show was full of contradictions, yet designer Consuelo Castiglione managed to keep the overall vibe minimal, austere and restraint. The excess she mentioned in the show-notes aimed viagra online pharmacy at the ruffles, heavy floral appliques and the jewel-adornments – but still it all looked very disciplined.
There were ruffles on the waist of a chic dress adding just the right amount of volume to give it charm. And a bomber jacket and pencil skirt were heavily decorated in deep green and black stones, the effect was dazzling yet sophisticated. The colors moved from black an gray tot beige and red, the prints will definitely please a lot of women.
The silhouettes were often relaxed and easy. Here and there, a Japanese vibe came through — a kimono-style, some of the ruffles — but very subtle.

Tod's Catwalk Fashion Show Milan Womenswear SS2014

For this season new creative designer Alessandra Facchinetti decided it was time for Tod’s to it’s own fashion show. An impressive event to let the brand tell it’s whole story, with not only stunning shoes but dapper outfits to go with those too. The main material of choice was leather though, which Facchinetti said she treated like cotton. This translated into leather dresses and jackets in new shapes and structures. Pleated, draped, tucked up, fringed and ruffled leather. Whole looks, but also details as well as large leather waist belts and bags to match the brand’s many variations of the moccasin. Though they still had a lot going on, outfits looked clean and sober in shades from white to old pink and from buy viagra from canada orange to burgundy. The skirt and oversized blouse ensemble that popped up in a slightly different every time was probably the most wanted (and wearable) look out of the bunch. A look the Tod’s women will feel just as confident in as she feels in her pebble-soled gommino loafer.

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